[OOC] High-Casual | The Rivalry of Guns, Drugs & Love

[SgtEasy]

@Nosuchthing

Yeah, I'm thinking of the slowed perception thing although it might be seen as OP.

[Aewin]

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I don't know. I thought about it then thought about how would it work in this type of setting, you know?

Of course the families would be sort of tight but then again, I don't know. :/

@HushedWhispers

Makes sense. I just imagined that the children would know of each other the very least do it could give way to potential friendships and relationships. But those will more likely to be secret. Hmm.

[Inertia]

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Makes sense. I just imagined that the children would know of each other the very least do it could give way to potential friendships and relationships. But those will more likely to be secret. Hmm.

@Aewin

Yeah this is what I was thinking, the children of the families probably are atleast acquainted with each other.

[Nosuchthing]

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Yeah this is what I was thinking, the children of the families probably are atleast acquainted with each other.

@Inertia

Well I did put Jerome as one of James' dislikes. It seemed appropriate XD...

[Silent Whispers]

James Montgomery

James Montgomery

"People will stare, make it worth their while... - Harry Winston” –Nosuchthing
Name;;

James Edward Montgomery

Nickname;;

Twinkletoes, he's a talented dancer, most people know it. He used to despise it, now he tries to use it for his own benefit. Still hates it though.

Age;;

25

Gender;;

Male

Sexuality;;

Hetero

Relationship Status;;

It’s Complicated (Forbidden Love)

Role;;

Eldest Montgomery Son

Appearance;;

Tall and slim, James is clearly a man in his prime. At a hair under six feet tall he doesn’t tower over many, and though trim and in shape, is hardly physically intimidating. His broad chest tapers to a slim athlete’s waist, and his figure is clearly toned. He takes after his father, with a strong jawline and careful, watchful eyes, though he’s not entirely grown out of the boyish cockiness that comes with substantial wealth and literal power. He is rarely clean shaven, usually wearing a few days of stubble or even a half beard, worn with a casually effortless look.

James’ days of adolescent rebellion are mostly behind him, and he dresses and carries himself with the confidence of someone who is heir to the Montgomery criminal empire. Expensive tailored suits and Italian leather shoes are part and parcel of the son of a crime lord. He wears no jewellery save for a steel dress watch about his left wrist. He has no tattoos on his arms or neck, his father expressly forbade them, clear tattoos being too easy a method of identification, though he has a large snarling lion tattooed on the left side of his

Likes;;

The perks that come with his life.
Classic Big Band music (Sinatra, Buddy Holly etc.)
Women
Dealing with business personally
The idea of travelling
Honesty
Chinese food, almost to the point it’s an addiction

Dislikes;;

Not being able to travel.
Sitting idle, not unlike his sister.
Lying.
People who take themselves too seriously.
Disloyalty.
Jerome Davidson.
Allowing others to take his responsibility.

Hobbies;;

He really likes that car, and spends a lot of time working on it or simply driving.
Chess, it’s something of a departure from his outwardly playboy attitude, but he’s played chess with his father since he was young, and though he has little hope of beating him, he’s developed quite a talent of his own.
Dancing, it’s a not very well kept secret, but James is surprisingly graceful, and has been taking lessons since he was eight, he could probably have competed at a state level, if not nationally if he’d been allowed to.

Habits;;

Singing loudly (and badly) along to his music.
Dismissing people he probably shouldn’t.
Gambling.

Fears;;

Becoming an ordinary person.
Losing the trust of his family.

Personality;;

♦ Confident ♦ Cocky ♦ Laid-back ♦ Impatient ♦

James is the heir to the Montgomery empire, he is being groomed as such, but that doesn’t mean he has not had his bouts of childish rebellion, or that they are entirely in the past. He is accustomed to being better than people, to being powerful, not to say that he particularly looks down on people with less than himself, but he perhaps enjoys his position a little too much. He is arrogant, but of the sort born of a sense of near invulnerability, though his powers do not extend his life, his position as the eldest son as one of the cities eldest crime lords have seen him walk out of more cells than most people see in their lifetimes. It has lent him a certain cockiness that some might take personally.

He’s always been more relaxed and laid back than his peers. He can be serious when the occasion calls for it, and is business-like when he needs to be, but he thinks that most of the other family’s children, including his own siblings, take their lives far too seriously. That said, he is loyal to his family, and takes his familial bonds seriously, even if occasionally he seems to make light of them. Behind the playful, joking exterior there is a cleverer, more collected mind than most would give him credit for, and it’s up to those who are more insightful to wonder just how much of the exterior is real, or manufactured to dissuade others from delving deeper.

Ability;;

Kinetic Mathematics
James has a rather unusual ability that allows him to manipulate kinetic energy, specifically to multiply or divide it. Within a small field, a foot out from the surface of his skin, he can multiply or divide the kinetic energy of objects or people. This allows him to accomplish such feats as slowing bullets to the point that they fall to the ground, or throw fully grown men a dozen feet without breaking a sweat. It allows him to throw punches as hard as a boxing champion, and brush off a heavy blow as though it were a gentle stroke against his skin. In order to function the ability requires kinetic energy to already be present, so he cannot blow down walls, though knocking a door off its hinges is possible as long as it is not too heavy.

Limitations;;

His body is just as fragile as any other, for example, he could not break out of handcuffs, he might well be able to magnify the kinetic energy from snapping his wrists apart, but steel is still stronger than flesh and bone, and this would likely only result in broken wrists. At the very least he would be in considerable pain.

Also, he cannot multi-task with the ability, he can divide, or multiply, not both at the same time. So he can simulate super strength, and super endurance, but not at the same time. Throwing someone through walls comes at the risk of taking bullets himself. It is also entirely conscious, catch him unawares, with a stealthy enough attack, and you will likely be able to take him down, though he has trained himself to react instinctively to gunshots.

History;;

The eldest son, James has been raised with the weight of the family business on his shoulders, perhaps as a result of that he has been guilty of not a few youthful indiscretions. A restless spirit, he was frequently found drinking and doing drugs, walking out of arrests thanks only to the cops and judges in his parent’s pockets. He went through the three top private schools in the city, only graduating at the last one, coasting through thanks to his own innate intelligence as opposed to any actual discipline on his part.

Driven to the edge of distraction, his father made a last ditch gamble in order to bring his son back onto the straight and narrow, in as much as they could live in that fashion. He gave him responsibility, made him effectively a small time lieutenant in the organisation. Strangely enough James took to it like a fish to water. Sure he was cocky, he joked about it around the dinner table, but when it came to discussing business with his father his cocky attitude receded, and he grew more serious, finally demonstrating the true intelligence and understanding he always had, but had never explored.

He still lives that playboy lifestyle though, he’s moved out, and owns a small penthouse in one of the city’s more expensive apartment blocks. A womanizer, it was usually rare that there wasn’t a woman or two coming home with him that night, and it was only when his father gave him responsibility that he cleared up what could have become an expensive cocaine habit. He still has his extravagant parties, nights out where he buys drinks for the entire club, still flirts outrageously with every attractive woman within eyesight.

Extra;;

Damn that is hard, let’s go with… Krysten Ritter.

@Nosuchthing

Nice. Now, just have to wait until @LPFan finishes his character and then I'll review them. :)

[Nosuchthing]

*wipes sweating brow*

Can't... take... pressure...

*faints dramatically*

[Angel Eyes]

@Angel Eyes

Hmmm, something more support-like. He uses his violin to enrapture an audience within... A fifty foot radius? That means everyone pauses what they're doing and just listen to the music. They enter an entranced mode and are basically in an unconscious state until the song ends.

I was thinking the idea of slowed perception of reality when listening to his music which means easy use of his bokken. Hmmm... I might combine those two.

@SgtEasy

This is definitely a lovely ability. A character called Emma Coolidge had this ability on Heroes, but it was a little more advanced.





As you can see here, Emma had the ability to see sound as light. Similar to Dazzler from X-men. Using her Cello, she could not only entrance people while they were listening to her, but she could lure people to her by thinking about them as she was playing. This could be further amplified by something like a speaker, allowing her to lure a crowd of people to her. Additionally, she was able to use her ability offensively, by channeling the light produced from her cello and blasting it outward in an arc, like a concussive energy blast. Though, because a cello is a very large instrument, it wasn't something she could just use on a whim.

But in your case, a violin, this would be much easier and could be used in conjunction with eachother. Placate and lure an enemy to you and then blast them with a blast of light. Emma's light was able to create a large crack in the wall of her bedroom, so its pretty powerful. She did it by striking her cello in a very sharp movement straight across.

I would imagine your character's father often employing or rather forcing your character to use his ability to lure his enemies to a general vicinity or at least sedate them and then having them all murdered on the spot by his goons.

Though, powers that induce mind control like effects are always very iffy. It's fine to abuse it on npc type characters, but on another roleplayer, you usually have to get permission first to be allowed to control them since controlling another player's character is generally seen as a big no no. Sooooo....idk. lol Just some food for thought though I guess.

[Nosuchthing]

*notices no one has moved to help*

So much for the sympathy vote...

*miraculously recovers and edges away as if nothing has happened*

[Aewin]

*notices no one has moved to help*

So much for the sympathy vote...

*miraculously recovers and edges away as if nothing has happened*

@Nosuchthing

If you're chosen to be the eldest Montgomery sibling, expect this sort of love from Emmy

[Nosuchthing]

As you can see here, Emma had the ability to see sound as light. Similar to Dazzler from X-men. Using her Cello, she could not only entrance people while they were listening to her, but she could lure people to her by thinking about them as she was playing. This could be further amplified by something like a speaker, allowing her to lure a crowd of people to her. Additionally, she was able to use her ability offensively, by channeling the light produced from her cello and blasting it outward in an arc, like a concussive energy blast. Though, because a cello is a very large instrument, it wasn't something she could just use on a whim.

@Angel Eyes

Not going to lie, but totally where my mind went to as well XD

[SgtEasy]

@Angel Eyes

Hmmm... That's a very interesting idea. I was thinking the entrancement could help him to get closer to a crowd and then BAM! Slowed perception time and bokken in hand.

[Inertia]

@Angel Eyes

Hmmm... That's a very interesting idea. I was thinking the entrancement could help him to get closer to a crowd and then BAM! Slowed perception time and bokken in hand.

@SgtEasy

Is this two powers, or the same one?

[Nosuchthing]

I believe the entrancement is the source of the slowed perception, and a bokken is a stick?

Edit: Yes, a bokken is a stick :

http://cdn3.volusion.com/z93az.6qog9/v/vspfiles/photos/SET35[2]-2.jpg?1438557997

[SgtEasy]

@Inertia

I was thinking of combining those two but maybe that's too much...

[LPFan]

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Nice. Now, just have to wait until @LPFan finishes his character and then I'll review them. :)

@HushedWhispers

I'm going to bed now. I'll finish it tomorow.

[Inertia]

I believe the entrancement is the source of the slowed perception, and a bokken is a stick?

Edit: Yes, a bokken is a stick :

http://cdn3.volusion.com/z93az.6qog9/v/vspfiles/photos/SET35[2]-2.jpg?1438557997

@Nosuchthing

A Bokken is used in Kendo for practice iirc ;)

@Inertia

I was thinking of combining those two but maybe that's too much...

@SgtEasy

I mean... well, either is already pretty strong I think.

[SgtEasy]

Eh, can anyone help? I can't choose XD

As you can see, I'm bad with decisions XD

[Nosuchthing]

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A Bokken is used in Kendo for practice iirc ;)

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I mean... well, either is already pretty strong I think.

@Inertia

I dunno, I think the fact that he has to be playing his violin sort of limits it by default, although perhaps the effect breaks quickly once he stops playing?

[Angel Eyes]

Eh, can anyone help? I can't choose XD

@SgtEasy

Choose between what?

[SgtEasy]

@Angel Eyes

Between slowed perception and violin playing. I can't have both, it would be overpowered